Shares of Chinese EV maker BYD surge after VP claims to supply batteries for Tesla
Hong Kong-listed shares of BYD jumped 2.79%
By Yashasvini Razdan
Published - Jun 08, 2022, 02:26 PM ET
Last Updated - Mar 01, 2024, 12:43 PM EST
• Hong Kong-listed shares of BYD jumped 2.79%
Shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD jumped on Wednesday after the company’s vice president Lian Yubo said that the company would supply batteries to Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) “very soon.”
“BYD respects Tesla, and we also admire Tesla,” said Yubo, in a video interview with an anchor from CGTN. “We are now good friends with Elon Musk, and we are going to supply him with batteries very soon,” he added.